The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a list of eight goals proposed by the UN in 2000 for creating a healthier, more developed, and more equal universal society by the year 2015. These goals included eradicating extreme poverty, promoting gender equality, and combating HIV/AIDS and malaria. Fifteen years later, here we are! In this class we'll discuss what the MDGs were, how they went, and where we move from here as individuals and as a global community.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a list of eight goals proposed by the UN in 2000 for creating a healthier, more developed, and more equal universal society by the year 2015. These goals included eradicating extreme poverty, promoting gender equality, and combating HIV/AIDS and malaria. Fifteen years later, here we are! In this class we'll discuss what the MDGs were, how they went, and where we move from here as individuals and as a global community.

Do you know that over the course of the 20th century, the average life expectancy of Americans has increased from 45 to 75 years? Did you know that public health improvements are accredited with adding 25 of those years? This class will explore the "science and art of preventing disease", by introducing students to the importance of public health as a strong preventative measure to medical treatment.